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ArtAndTheAlgorithmArt and the Algorithm The class will explore artists and practices that have used systems, notations, rules. These techniques have broadly fallen under the context of conceptual art, software art, process art, systems art... etc.In this class, we’ll broadly look at the idea of using systems, rules, processes, algorithms...etc. The examples of work that we will look at in the class transcends medium and includes works in music, sound, visual arts and literature. At the end of the class, you should be aware of the history of such practices and create 1 substantial piece of work. In addition to this, you will learn basic electronics. You will build a series of Robots in this class which will culminate in 1 substantial final project. At the end of the class, you should be aware of the tools required in order to create such work and also be aware of the historical, social and technical precidents and contexts that these works exists in. The class will be graded on attendance, assignment, documentation and a final project. Day 01 Exploring Artists Introduction Sol Lewitt La Monte Young Tristan Tszara John Cage- Fontana Mix Day 02 Automatons and Art Lecture/Presentation Day 03 Intro to switches, Battery's wires. Intro to Soldering, multimeter. wire cutter, wire stripper Build your first Robot Intro to Basic Electronics Voltage, Current, Resistance Assignment: Build a Robot with a constraint a.k.a your first programmable robot Day 04 Art, Electronics, Sculpture Peter Vogel - The Sound of Shadows https://vimeo.com/59829961 Presentation: Artists who work with Robots Assignment: Research Nobert Weiner Research Arduino Research Outsiders, minorities or women working with robotics Day 05 Readings: History of Computer Art Thomas Dreher http://iasl.uni-muenchen.de/links/GCA-II.3e.html James Seawright Phenomenal Art: Form, Idea, and Technique. Day 06 Introduction to Electronics Introduction to Tools Soldering, BreadBoard, Wires, Ohms LAW, Day 07 Intro to Artists who use Robots(presentation-Yashas) Intro to Arduino Intro to Arduino IDE Intro to Motors - Servo, DC, Stepper Day 08 Assignment #2: Build a Drawing Machine Day 09 Presentation of Assignment #3: Present your final Drawing Machine Readings Casey Reas Software Structures https://artport.whitney.org/commissions/softwarestructures/text.html#implementation Nathaniel Hawthorne Artist of the beautiful http://livros01.livrosgratis.com.br/ln000736.pdf Books Essential Reading Human Use of Human Beings Nobert Weiner. Class Handouts Escher, Godel and Bach Douglas Hofstadter Art of the Digital Age Bruce Wands Information Arts Intersections of Art, Science, and Technology By Stephen Wilson Cybernetics:Or Control and Communication in the Animal and the Machine By Norbert Wiener The Human Use Of Human Beings By Norbert Wiener Software StarLogo https://education.mit.edu/project/starlogo-tng/ Electronics Gonzo Sensors Switch to reverse directions |